WENTWORTH GALLERY IS PROUD TO EXCLUSIVELY PRESENT THE ARTWORK OF THE LEGENDARY GRATEFUL DEAD DRUMMER.

“These visual representations from my sonic driven world are snapshots into the music I am making. The basis of all life is vibratory, from the cosmos to human organism, to the rhythms of nature and the music that comes from what we make, from what we call culture. These are the worlds of rhythm that envelop us on a daily basis. Understanding these rhythms are essential in our daily lives.”

— Mickey Hart

Vibrational Expressionism

ONE MAN'S QUEST TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH VIBRATION

Everything has a vibratory and rhythmic fingerprint, a pulsing matrix of frequencies we experience as color, sound, matter, molecules, galaxies, states of consciousness.

— Mickey Hart

Vibrational Expressionism – The Creation of a Movement

Expressionism is the depiction of emotional experiences through art. Music is the depiction of emotional experiences through vibration and rhythm.

The fine art of Mickey Hart, combines the two into art that transforms the vibrations of the universe into a powerful and emotional artistic journey. Hart’s music is more than just vibration, and his art is more than just Expressionism: together they create these unique and thought provoking works of art.

Music

Mickey Hart has always been drawn to the universe’s most primal forces in his journey as a musician.

“In the beginning there was noise. Noise begat rhythm. First light, then sound. And rhythm begat everything else. We were born in noise, in chaos. The first sound in the universe was pure noise. The Big Bang.” - Mickey Hart

Art

Fascinated with science, Mickey Hart cites the cosmos and neurology as sources of his inspiration.

“The original impetus for my work was cosmic in nature. I wanted to find out how to listen to the Sun, Earth, Moon, Saturn, and Aurora Borealis, and translate them into visuals born with vibrations."- Mickey Hart

Science

Hart’s journey through science while riding on the back of music and art began with personal experience.

“It should get you high. All kinds of little things are hidden in the paintings. And I hope that it lights up people’s consciousness. They should feel happy. It’s meant to uplift the spirit.”- Mickey Hart